Mumbai: Social media influencer Sapna Gill moved the Bombay High Court on Monday seeking disciplinary action against seven police officers, including Mumba commissioner Vivek Phansalkar, for not registering an FIR on her complaint against cricketer Prithvi Shaw.
Gill had accused Shaw of molesting her at a pub in suburban Andheri after an argument over taking a selfie. Gill was arrested in connection with the incident on February 23 and is currently out on bail.
Gill, in a writ petition filed before the court, sought action against seven police officers for not registering a case against Shaw based on his complaint.
After his release, Gill had filed a complaint against Shaw, his friend Ashish Yadav and others at the Airport Police Station in Andheri, accusing them of molestation and outraging modesty.
When the police did not register a case against the cricketer, Gill approached the magistrate court, which on April 3 this year directed the Santa Cruz police station to investigate his complaint and file a report by June 19.
However, the magistrate court rejected his complaint seeking fresh action against the police, following which he moved the High Court.
In his plea, filed through advocate Kashil Ali Khan, he argued that as public servants, police officers have the duty to record the information given for committing a cognizable offense under Section 354 (molestation) of the Indian Penal Code and take necessary cognizable action. were required.
The petition said that despite Gill's "diligent and sustained efforts through appropriate channels", his complaints remained unanswered at higher levels of the police hierarchy.
The petition claimed that Gill had approached Commissioner Phansalkar in the hope of intervening so that an FIR could be lodged against Shaw and others.
Gill had accused Shaw of molesting her at a pub in suburban Andheri after an argument over taking a selfie. Gill was arrested in connection with the incident on February 23 and is currently out on bail.
Gill, in a writ petition filed before the court, sought action against seven police officers for not registering a case against Shaw based on his complaint.
After his release, Gill had filed a complaint against Shaw, his friend Ashish Yadav and others at the Airport Police Station in Andheri, accusing them of molestation and outraging modesty.
When the police did not register a case against the cricketer, Gill approached the magistrate court, which on April 3 this year directed the Santa Cruz police station to investigate his complaint and file a report by June 19.
However, the magistrate court rejected his complaint seeking fresh action against the police, following which he moved the High Court.
In his plea, filed through advocate Kashil Ali Khan, he argued that as public servants, police officers have the duty to record the information given for committing a cognizable offense under Section 354 (molestation) of the Indian Penal Code and take necessary cognizable action. were required.
The petition said that despite Gill's "diligent and sustained efforts through appropriate channels", his complaints remained unanswered at higher levels of the police hierarchy.
The petition claimed that Gill had approached Commissioner Phansalkar in the hope of intervening so that an FIR could be lodged against Shaw and others.
